HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 12.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardCompal 30F4
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081001
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '18 at 21:40
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T5800
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Memory 25.6
1-Core 8.6
2-Core 2.7
11% 12.3 Pts
4-Core 2.3
8-Core 9.6
1% 5.95 Pts
64-Core 12.6
1% 12.6 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS
HP(103C 30F4) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.49% Terrible
Lighting 0.43
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.25
0% 0.69 fps
MRender 1.71
Gravity 0.47
Splatting 0.74
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.49%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS543225L9A300 250GB-$30
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FBEOC44C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 29 33 24 30 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 31
Write 19.7
Mixed 18.3
SusWrite 22.8
17% 23 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 36%
Hitachi HTS543225L9A300 250GB-$30
176GB free
Firmware: FBEOC44C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 53 55 56 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
30% Below average
Read 51.4
Write 45.2
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 53.3
31% 43 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 30%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
6.9% Terrible
MC Read 2
MC Write 2.8
MC Mixed 2.3
7% 2.37 GB/s
SC Read 0.8
SC Write 1.5
SC Mixed 0.9
3% 1.07 GB/s
Latency 282
14% 282 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 6.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228
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